Chargers' Casey Hayward weighs in on LeBron James' legacy

Chargers' Casey Hayward weighs in on LeBron James' legacy

Even a self-proclaimed legendary Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant fan, Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward, admitted that Cavs small forward LeBron James is entering the pantheon of the GOAT, former Bulls and Wizards shooting guard Michael Jordan in regards to legacy.

“I’m no hate in [and] a Kobe fan. But I respect LeBron[‘s] game and I think he is the second best player of all time as of now,” Hayward said on his Twitter account Sunday night.

While many have been debating LeBron’s greatness against Jordan’s since he came back from a 3-1 deficit against the Warriors in 2016, there are still some hangers-on Kobe fans who believe Bryant was better than James. As such, it’s good to see Hayward having the proper mindset on what it is fans are witnessing in the Cleveland forward’s historic march to the 2018 NBA Finals.

As for Jordan compared to James, it’s likely that a good chunk of people will never place the Cavs forward above the near-consensus GOAT given his finals record. But those same people neglect to realize the accomplishments that are getting to eight-straight finals and doing so with arguably the worst supporting cast in NBA history Sunday. Not to mention, how many times Jordan failed on the way to the finals as compared to James earlier in his career.

And upon witnessing James’ latest display of greatness, Hayward had to show him the proper respect. But should James somehow find a way to defeat the Warriors or the Rockets in the finals, No. 2 all-time still may not be high enough for many fans of the 15-year veteran.